May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, is celebrated by working people throughout the world. In many countries it is actually a national holiday. But the roots of May Day are in fact American. Inspired by the struggle by U.S. workers for the 8-hour workday in the 1800s, May Day commemorates the sacrifices of workers who fought for their rights (specifically the martyrs of the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago) and celebrates the power of solidarity among working people worldwide. #May

The Magical Traditions of May Day.... “May is the month for flora, fauna, and gardeners to revel in the arrival of spring. In Celtic lands, Maia (the Roman goddess of growth and increase for whom the month is named) originally shared the May Day holiday with the celebration of Beltane (“bright fire”), which marked the midpoint of the sun’s progress around the astrological wheel between spring equinox and summer solstice. On the eve of May Day, Beltane fires would be lit on hilltops across the la

This is the May Pole, one of Jamaica’s traditional folk dance. Maryland All Age school dancers from Hanover, demonstrate the intricate weaving patterns of ribbons as dancers move in different formations around the pole. By the end of the dance they reverse their movements to undo the plaits. --------------------------------------------------------- #Advocacy is what we do for all things #DANCE connected to #JAMAICA & #JAMAICANS 🇯🇲 -------------------------------------------------------- #Danci